Guardian Life reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(1,688 total reviews)
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Andrew McMahon

69% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Guardian Life has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,688 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Guardian Life employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Oct 4, 2015

Better Off Elsewhere

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Most peers/colleagues were kind, though managements volatile and demanding ways created a trickle down effect that brough out the worst in many.

Cons

Stunningly cheap Prefers hiring from outside; not likely to promote current employees

4.0
Sep 29, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Great environment and staff! Benefits are nice as well! Senior staff and management always help out with any questions and gives great constructive feedback. I'd rather have staff tell me "hey don't say that, instead phrase it like this..." than not providing any feedback and getting audited.

Cons

Everyday is the same. Upset customers do not make the job easy when they yell in your ear and blame you for not receiving their money and threaten to hire attorneys. Just gotta learn not to take it personally. Sometimes during the noon hour is when the call center receives high call volumes and other reps tend to be loud. Mondays are the busiest days of the week to where you have no breathing room after call and Thursdays/Fridays you get very little calls to where you are bored out of your mind. Also really not much room for advancement opportunities.

4.0
Sep 19, 2015

Going back to the dark ages

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Pros

Solid philosophy with Living Balance Sheet; some great people in Home Office; many amazing General Agents. Protection 1st Philosophy is the only proper way to work with clients.

Cons

The true talent in the Home Office has been slashed to the bone, and replaced with people with NO actual field experience, which will result in the slow death of the high quality programs offered over the last 5 years. The new Head of Distribution is a 401K/ Wholesaler expert, but lacks the basic understanding of what an agency needs to flourish. This is evident by the cuts made and the newly minted replacements. Hiring the wrong female just to hit a quota, will result severe backlash.

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